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ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
School pathway
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 61.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 608 | 44.2% | 55.3% |
| CAMELOT ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 545 | 42.6% | 65.9% |
| FLAMINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVIE | 642 | 39.6% | 58.5% |
| WATERFORD ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 532 | 38.0% | 68.1% |
| WYNDHAM LAKES ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 592 | 42.4% | 59.8% |
| EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 821 | 42.6% | 51.7% |
Where ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,084 of 2,136 | #65 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #1,180 of 2,149 ▼ 277 | #74 of 176 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #935 of 2,149 ▲ 137 | #58 of 176 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #1,007 of 2,267 | #84 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #850 of 2,077 | #68 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #866 of 2,108 | #92 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #1,462 of 2,188 | #110 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #1,053 of 1,374 | #97 of 124 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 608 | 39.6 | 15.3:1 | 44% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 53% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 50% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 68% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 47 | 14.0:1 | 63% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 60% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 59 | 13.6:1 | 48% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 1,095 | 63 | 17.4:1 | 28% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 1,207 | 58 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
About ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 608 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
HILLSBOROUGH oversees ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 299 other schools, with 221,318 students in total.
ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 57% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Hillsborough County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 39.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school counts 269 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.3%, compared with a predicted 59.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 608, an 11% rise from 549 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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